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If Childbirth Isn't Hard Enough, Add an Earthquake and a Typhoon

15 November 2013
<p>A pregnant mother overlooks the ruins of Tacloban City after Category 5 Typhoon Haiyan left central Philippines almost completely flattened. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Philippines</i> </p>

National Public Radio (NPR) – NPR talks with Dr. Angelito Umali, maternal health officer for UNFPA in the Philippines, who is on the island province of Bohol. The UNFPA is addressing maternal health concerns following the October 15 earthquake that destroyed much of Bohol, and added complications brought on by Typhoon Haiyan.

Listen to the complete interview with NPR host Audie Cornish for All Things Considered.

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Experts call for Youth Empowerment, Sexual and Reproductive Health

14 November 2013
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World Bank Group, UNFPA, Pledge to Improve Maternal and Reproductive Health of Women and Adolescent Girls in Africa’s Sahel Region

11 November 2013
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Too Young to Wed: The Travelling Exhibition

10 November 2013
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Family Planning Conference Highlights Political Commitment and the Importance of Youth

12 November 2013
<p>Balanish Gamada (left) is one of three million volunteer leaders mobilized across Ethiopia to provide counselling and help increase the use of health services, including family planning. She is responsible for a population of 38,000 in her local administrative district of Aleltu, close to the capital Addis Ababa. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA/Etienne Franca</i> </p>
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Providing ‘Safe Spaces’ for Adolescent Girls in Niger

08 November 2013
<p>Young girls share their impressions about how they are already benefitting from the &lsquo;safe space&rsquo; programme with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Osotimehin. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Niger/Moussa Abdou Saley</i> </p>
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UNFPA to Highlight Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People, especially Girls

08 November 2013
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UN, World Bank Boost Support for Women’s Health, Girls’ Education in Africa’s Sahel

07 November 2013
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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers

06 November 2013
Classes have begun at the new National Midwifery School in Port-Au-Prince, housed in a new earthquake-resistant building following the devastating quake that hit Haiti in January 2010. UNFPA
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State of World Population 2013 Launches Worldwide

31 October 2013
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